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Inchman ant

Myrmecia forficata
Ci turam: It is named for its large size: most are slightly smaller than an inch (25.4 mm).1
Dafay metti rekkDafay metti, waaye du la lor bu bon.
Fourmi yi Dafay jamDafay lekk: Yàpp
Musiba ci nit: Dafay mettiMën na metti lool, waaye lu bon du faral di am.

The inchman ant is a large bull ant found in south-eastern Australia. It is most common in the Australian Alps, but it also lives near sea level around Melbourne and in Tasmania. Its sting is one of the most powerful venoms in the insect world, so it is important to know what it looks like.1

Dafay dund ci
South-eastern Australia, including the Australian Alps, the Melbourne area and Tasmania1
Ostarali ak Oseyani
Kër
Most common in the Australian Alps at elevations above 300 m, but found down to sea level around Melbourne and in Tasmania. Nests may be hidden under a rock or in a small hole, so they are easy to miss.1
Guddaay
1,5 cm ba 2,5 cm (0,6 in ba 1 in)1
Gaawaay bu gën a kawe
lu tollu ci 0,33 km/h (0,21 mph)
Ci suuf, xalaat
Lan lay lekk?
Inchman ants are carnivores and scavengers, meaning they eat other animals and also feed on dead animals.1
Dëgg-dëgg!Fotoy Inchman ant
Inchman ant. Foto: JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/). CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Ni ngay ko xàmmee

  • Purplish-brown body with a black abdomen (rear section)1
  • Usually about 15 to 25 mm long, with most slightly smaller than an inch1
  • Usually solitary when foraging, though they live in colonies like most ants1

Kàttanu daŋar

Dafay jam

Daŋar bi dafay génn ci ab dag buy jam.

Lan la daŋar biy sóob di def?

Its venom is similar to the venom of wasps, bees and fire ants, and is one of the most powerful in the insect world. The sting causes local swelling, reddening and fever, followed by a blister. The heart rate increases and blood pressure falls rapidly. In some people the venom causes anaphylaxis, a severe allergic reaction that can be fatal.1

Ni mu lore nit ñi?

Musiba ci nit: Dafay mettiMën na metti lool, waaye lu bon du faral di am.

In about 3% of cases, the sting causes anaphylaxis, a severe allergic reaction. The toxin can be fatal in some people.1

Su jamee

  • Treatment is very similar to treatment for wasp and bee stings.1
  • Raxas te sedal fa mu jam.
  • Su nit ki am jafe-jafe ci noyyi, kanamam walla putam funki, walla mu bëgg a xëm, allergie bu metti la (urgence): woo sa nimerob urgence.

Saa su nekk, woo jëkk sa nimerob urgence (112, 000, 911). Lii ay ndigal yu yaatu ci ndimbal yu jëkk la, du ndigalu doktoor. Li war a xam ci ndimbal yu jëkk

Sàmmal sa bopp

  • Bul laal mukk, bul jàpp, bul sonal ab rab bu àll, doonte bu ndaw la, te doonte dafa mel ni dafa nelaw walla dafa dee.
  • May ko bérab. Su nga ko gisee, dalal, dellu ginnaaw ndànk-ndànk te bàyyi ko mu dem yoonam.
  • Su benn jamee la: dalal, bul yëngu, woo sa nimerob urgence (112, 000, 911) walla dem lopitaan ci gaaw. Bul fàtte ni mu meloon, ab nataal dina dimbali.

Du la wut. Dafay jëfandikoo daŋaram ngir jàpp lu muy lekk walla ngir aar boppam, te nëbbu moo ko gën a neex. Yeneen ci ni ngay sàmme sa bopp

Fan ci àddina?

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Ni mu réye?

Ni mu guddoo?

Inchman ant guddaayam lu tollu ci 2,5 cm (1 in)Ab pees bu 1 euro lu tollu ci 2,3 cm (0,9 in)Ab trombone lu tollu ci 3 cm (1,2 in)
guddu na lu tollu ci trombone

Inchman ant ni mu réye ci wetu YOW?

Ay waññ rekk ci sa navigateur. Dara du denc te dara du yónnee fenn.

Ni mu gaawe?

baax na xam

Xibaar

1

The inchman is the most venomous of the bulldog ants.1

2

Its venom can make the heart beat faster and cause blood pressure to fall rapidly.1

3

A sting causes local swelling and reddening, followed by a blister, and can cause a fever.1

4

Inchman ants usually forage alone, even though they live in colonies like most ants.1

Tasukatu léeb

Xalaat bu juum: The inchman ant is the most venomous ant in the world.

Dëgg: It is the most venomous of the bulldog ants. Its reputation as the most venomous ant may come from the toxin's tendency to cause anaphylaxis, which can be fatal in some people.1

Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar

Turu xam-xam
Myrmecia forficata
Mbooloo
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Formicidae2
Toftal
Hymenoptera
Kontinaa yi
Ostarali ak Oseyani
Musiba ci nit
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Fa xibaar yi jóge

  1. Myrmecia forficata (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Myrmecia forficata (iNaturalist): tur ak ni ñu leen séddale.
  3. Venom Wiki: tolluwaayu musiba bi, réyaay bu yem bi ak xalaatu gaawaay bi, nun ñoo leen defar. Seetal ni nu leen waññe: Ni nuy natte musiba.

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